補缺拾遺 bǔ quē shí yí

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shi2 yi2 bu3 que1]

CHARACTERS

補 bǔ mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
缺 quē
HSK 4
be short of, lack; gap, deficit
拾 shí
HSK 4
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit